I am in here.
The warblers convinced me to go out and simply be outside, even though I knew that by the time I got there, the birds would be having their midday nap. I heard a fairly busy red-bellied woodpecker, but that was it. And one turtle, a red-eared slider, sunning itself on the shore of the pond. … Continue reading No birds.
Memories come flooding back, over the 30 intervening years, more than at any other reunion time. Perhaps it’s safe for them now. My intense need for poetry, for words. My absorption (the only word for it) of any poetry I came across, from cummings to Eliot, whom I was assured was too advanced for me. … Continue reading Memory
Finally, the powers that be realize that not all pursuits of profit warrant annoying potential customers without reason, other than the fact they exist. from andrésgentry :: water Do-Not-Call Registry is Constitutional Here’s something sensible. Comparing the do-not-call list to a “No Solicitation” sign, a federal court today upheld the measure, striking down complaints from … Continue reading Time for appropriate cheering
My son and husband busily get ready to climb Kilimanjaro in March, which seems to be about a month away. My son gets ready by going over his gear, and heading over to Climb Time regularly for practice. My husband gets ready by sitting in his office going through the mail, and wondering which boots … Continue reading Kilimanjaro
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